Technicolor - Thomson ST585 V6 4.2.2 Configuring WEP Encryption

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Chapter 4

Wireless

4.2.2 Configuring WEP Encryption

Procedure

Continuing from “ Configuring the wireless encryption”:

1Select Use WEP Encryption

2In the WEP Key Length list, click the desired key length (a higher key length offers higher security).

3In the Encryption key box, type a Network key of your choice. If you are using:

A 64-bit key:

Type 10 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F) or 5 alphanumeric

characters.

A 128-bit key:

Type 26 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F) or 13 alphanumeric

characters.

4Click Apply.

5Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Contents About this Setup and User Guide ! About this Setup and User Guide Page Page 1.1 Preliminary Steps i 1.2 Installing your Thomson Gateway 6 1.2.1 Guided Installation Connecting devices: wait! In case of problems Starting the wizard Page 1.2.2 Manual Installation 2 Thomson Gateway Basics 2.1 Thomson Gateway LED Behaviour 2.1.1 Status LEDs Page 2.1.2 Ethernet LEDs 2.2 Thomson Gateway Web Interface Page ! i 17 2.3 Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration Introduction Backing up your configuration Restoring your configuration Page Chapter 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network Chapter 3 Adding a New Computer to your Network 3.1 Connecting a Computer Using the Ethernet Cable 4 Wireless 22 4.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client Before you start Where can I find the SSID? Where can I find the encryption? Forgot your wireless settings? ! Page 4.2.1 Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption ! 4.2.2 Configuring WEP Encryption 5 Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway 5.1 Universal Plug and Play ! 5.1.1 Accessing Your Thomson Gateway with UPnP 30 5.1.2 Managing your Internet connection with UPnP Windows Vista Windows XP Page 5.1.3 Configuring UPnP on the Thomson Gateway 33 5.1.4 Installing UPnP on Windows XP Adding UPnP 34 Adding IGD Discovery and Control 5.2 Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a computer 36 UPnP Assign a game or application to a local networking device 5.3 Dynamic DNS Page 6 Internet Security 40 6.1 Firewall ! Changing the security level Creating a new security level 41 6.2 Web Site Filtering Introduction Access Denied page Address-based filtering 6.2.1 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter Page Page 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Setup wizard Troubleshooting 7.2 General Thomson Gateway Troubleshooting 7.2.1 Wired Connection Troubleshooting 7.2.2 Wireless Connection Troubleshooting 7.3 Reset to Factory Defaults 51 Hardware Reset